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Rayford J Brown

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jul 03, 2013

Victim Details

Rayford J Brown

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Chicago

IL

2013-07-03

24

Rayford J

Brown

07/15/2026

1


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Rayford J. Brown, aged 24, was shot and killed on July 3, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. The incident occurred around 6:50 p.m. in the 2400 block of East 79th Street. A gunman emerged from a green vehicle and fired at Brown, striking him in the back. This shooting happened during a wave of violence over the Fourth of July holiday period, a time when the city saw a surge in shootings and homicides.

Brown's death was part of a broader trend of heightened gun violence in Chicago, with the hol ...
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